Written by

ARABIA WASHINGTON

and MATT DENBLEYKER

One look around Harbor School and it's obvious teachers find unique ways to conduct teaching in their classrooms.

Sandy Greebel has found a way to teach that benefits the entire school — Central Supply.

Greebel started Central Supply 14 years ago as a weekly way to teach students skills in sequencing, following directions and — most importantly — how to stay on task. From paper clips to pens and markers, even paper plates and utensils, Central Supply handles it all.

"Kids start out just counting out all the supplies, but eventually move on through the system and soon are filling orders," Greebel says.

The orders are written down on forms and come from classroom teachers. The names of the supplies have a corresponding picture to help students at a lower reading level find them in the supply closet. Then the materials are delivered, a new order form is distributed and collected, and the following Monday the process is repeated.